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4 life lessons I learned on the river

On a rafting trip through the Gates of Lodore, I jotted down several life lessons that brought me joy or sparked positivity.

friends, Gates of Lodore, Green River, health, mental-health, OARS, rafting, rafting guides, river, travel

Rebounding in 2021

At the start of the pandemic, I decided to buy a mini-trampoline or rebounder for cardio workouts. I hadn’t belonged … More

Goldie Hawn, health, Lynn Shelton, mental-health, mini trampoline, rebounder, Seattle, yoga

This is how we do it. sometimes.

In 2020, the New York Times suggests that to channel our best selves, we be more like Jonathan Van Ness. … More

2020, health, Jonathan Van Ness, Namaste, New Year, yoga

Diagnosed with gallstones: Changing my diet didn’t help (at first)

Following my diagnosis in mid-November, I changed my diet pretty drastically. I did a lot of research on the Interwebs … More

apple juice, carrot juice, Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography, ERCP, gall bladder, gallstones, health, liver flush, milk thistle, turmeric, ultrasound

Diagnosed with gallstones

This is the first in a series of posts on my recent diagnosis with gallstones. The post below covers my … More

diet, guacamole, health, pain

Nip/Tuck, discovered with Glee

Slightly more than one decade after its debut, I am finally watching “Nip/Tuck,” the FX show about two plastic surgeons … More

Bradley Cooper, Glee, health, Jessalyn Gilsig, Nip/Tuck, plastic surgery, Rosie O'Donnell, Ryan Murphy, Vanessa Redgrave, Will Schuester

Strong female characters, swimmers: Olivia Pope, Stella Gibson and (well) me

I got into “Scandal” earlier this year. I’d held off … most likely because I find smart and even sometimes … More

Ben Towne Foundation, Gillian Anderson, health, House of Cards, Jamie Dornan, Kerry Washington, mental-health, Netflix, Olivia Pope, Scandal, Stella Gibson, swimming, The Fall, Vanity Fair

Don’t move, don’t breathe. Don’t move, don’t breathe.

Those commands can be jarring and, of course, constricting. It’s what the technician says when you’re getting a mammogram. If … More

cancer, cancer care, health, Joann Elmore, mammogram, medicine, power of positive thinking, research, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, titanium rod, US Weekly

Yoga, Kauai, vegan-ing, bliss, Samadhi

Books read: 1, Wild: From lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trail, by Cheryl Strayed. This was really the … More

dreams, food, Hawaii, health, healthy-living, Kauai, mental-health, New York Times, outdoors, Samadhi, swimming, vegan, yoga

38 to 40 (+1).

I didn’t finish out strong (as planned), but I started anew on day 41 and am doing well as I … More

Chicks play hard, friends, health, mental-health, Miller Community Center, Seattle, yoga

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